Leggin



B. LYONS.

(No Model.)

LBGGIN.

No. 498,279. Patented May y30, 1893..

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UNITED STATES `PATENT OFFICE.

BEN LYON S, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

LEGGIN.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 498,279, dated May 30,1893. Application tiled November 16, 1892. Serial No. 452.134. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Beit known that I, BEN LYONS, a citizen of the United States, residingat Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inPantaloons-Protectors; and I do declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to theletters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of thisspecification.

My invention is a pantaloons legprotector; and consists in the novelconstruction and arirangement of its parts.

The protector is made of any tleXible Water-proof material.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l, shows a human leg and foot, withmy protector applied. Fig. 2, shows a human leg and foot, with myprotector applied, but having the flaps thrown back, in order to showthe applicationof the garter. Fig. 3, is a view of the protector withthe. flaps thrown back.

My invention is described as follows:

A, is the leggin which is closed at its lower end and for some distanceup the leg.

a, is a strap connected to the lower part of the overall, and passesunder the shoe, toV

keep the overall down to its place.

b, is a garter, sewed or otherwise secured near its middle portion tothe inside of the overall, near its top end, having the ends thereoffree. Said garter is provided with proper fastenings, ol, and is made ofsome elastic material.

c, c, are the flaps, so that the top part of the leggin may be easilyslipped on.

d, d, are straps and buckles, and e, e, are

straps. These straps and buckles are securedl to the flaps, to securethe overall around the leg and over the pantaloons.

My protector is applied as follows: Thev pantaloons, B, are drawn upsome distance, and folded around the leg, the bottoms of them comingjust a little below the calf. The protector is then slipped on, and thegarter, b, buckled around the leg, over the pantaloons, and above thecalf. The flaps of the protector are then secured. around the pantaloonsand leg, by means of the straps, @,and straps and buckles, CZ.

YIdornot conne myself to any particular fastenings. The garter, b, andthe straps, d, e, may be secured by any fasteners. My garter, b, holdsthe pantaloons leg up, some distance above the shoe-top, binding itaround the leg just above the calf, so that it can not slip down, and atthe same time holds the protector up in place, so that it can not slipdown.

The straps and buckles, d, and straps, e, reinforce the oflice of thegarter.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is

A pantaloons protector consisting of the leggin A, closed at its lowerend, the bottom strap a, inside garter b, sewed near its middle portionto the inside of the leggin at the top, leaving its ends free, thefastenings, flaps c, straps e, and straps and fasteners d, substantiallyas shown and described and for the purposesset forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence'of two witnesses.

BEN. LYONS.

Witnesses:

AUGUSTIN J. MERINO, ARNOLD KATZ.

